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78212

ZIP 78212 is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County; area codes 210 and 726; Central time. San Antonio has 83 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bexar
Population
27,437
Coordinates
29.4646, -98.4937
☼ Live from 78212 — San Antonio, TX

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Where 78212 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78212
  • 🔢 Type 78212 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIZBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,212 = 2 × 2 × 19553. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000110000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78211 (San Antonio, TX, 10 mi away) and 78213 (San Antonio, TX, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78212 becomes 21287 — and that is a real ZIP code: Baltimore, MD, 1,417 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12827, 12872, 17228, 17822, 21278, 21287, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12872 in Severance, NY, 1,685 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯716 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78212 and you would come out at 29.46°S, 81.51°E — 1,496 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 15m.
  • 📏 At 6.9 square miles of land, 78212 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,437This ZIP27,437
Households11,414This ZIP11,414
Housing units13,534This ZIP13,534
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$62,801This ZIP$62,801Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$330,600This ZIP$330,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,129This ZIP$1,129Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.7%This ZIP40.7%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density3,962.0 / sq miThis ZIP3,962.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,194This ZIP1,194
Employees17,744This ZIP17,744
Annual payroll$920,074,000This ZIP$920,074,000
Tax returns filed11,590This ZIP11,590
Total adjusted gross income$1,987,429,000This ZIP$1,987,429,000

Land area

Land area6.93 sq miThis ZIP6.93 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 78212

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ZIP codes near 78212

ZIPCityDistance
78284 San Antonio, TX 1.5 mi
78215 San Antonio, TX 1.9 mi
78201 San Antonio, TX 2.1 mi
78206 San Antonio, TX 2.7 mi
78241 San Antonio, TX 2.7 mi
78246 San Antonio, TX 2.7 mi
78265 San Antonio, TX 2.7 mi
78268 San Antonio, TX 2.7 mi
78269 San Antonio, TX 2.7 mi
78270 San Antonio, TX 2.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78212?

78212 is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.4646, -98.4937.

What county is 78212 in?

78212 lies in Bexar County.

What area code is 78212?

San Antonio uses area codes 210 and 726, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78212 in?

78212 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78212?

About 27,437 people live in ZIP code 78212, in 11,414 households, at 3,962.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 78212?

$62,801 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78212?

The closest are 78284 (1.5 mi), 78215 (1.9 mi), 78201 (2.1 mi), 78206 (2.7 mi) and 78241 (2.7 mi).

Is 78212 a PO Box ZIP code?

78212 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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